BARNSLEY FOODBANK WELCOMES HOMEBUILDER’S HELPING HANDS

Employees at Barratt and David Wilson Homes recently volunteered for Barnsley Foodbank Partnership to help encourage shoppers to donate food items to those in need.

Six members of the homebuilder’s team helped Barnsley Foodbank Partnership with its Tesco Christmas Collection at the supermarket in Penistone, located near the developer’s Penning Fold and Penning Ridge developments.

The happy helpers encouraged customers to purchase something in store to be donated to the foodbank to help those in need this winter.

Georgina Arnold, Communications Officer at Barnsley Foodbank Partnership, said: “The Tesco Winter Collection has a huge impact on the level of donations we receive over the festive period. The demand for food parcels just continues to rise at this time of year, now more than ever. Individuals are struggling to afford the essentials, families are struggling to feed their children, and the Cost-of-Living Crisis is only making bills skyrocket.

“Having the Barratt and David Wilson Homes team at the collection was amazing. Local organisations supporting each other is magical, especially at Christmas time. We are so grateful for its kindness and support.”

Barnsley Foodbank Partnership is part of The Trussell Trust and has been operating for just over 10 years, after initially being set up in 2013 by local churches and community groups.

The foodbank was introduced to help feed people in financial crisis and now has 13 branches across Barnsley, and offers 15 sessions a week.

The volunteering follows a £1,500 donation from Barratt and David Wilson Homes made earlier this year to help support the charity.

Gary Chambers, Managing Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes Sheffield, said: “As a leading housebuilder we strive to support the communities in and around the areas in which we build, and were delighted to offer Barnsley Foodbank Partnership some extra pairs of hands to help boost its collections.

“We have witnessed how the foodbank, despite the effects of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, has continued to provide vital services which vulnerable members of the community rely on.”